Missouri Dem: ‘Rand Paul was right’ — FERGUSON, Mo. — Two African-American lawmakers from Missouri met with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday afternoon at the Pentagon to urge him to curtail the transfer of military hardware to local police forces.

Obama vs. ISIS: This Time It's Personal — When ISIS beheaded an American journalist, it meant to intimidate—and provoke—the United States. It should be careful what it wishes for. The gloves just came off. — The Obama administration signaled Thursday that the United States has begun …

How Al Sharpton became Obama's man on race — How Al Sharpton became Obama's go-to man on race. — A few days after 18-year-old Mike Brown was gunned down in Ferguson, Missouri, White House officials enlisted an unusual source for on-the-ground intelligence amid the chaos and tear gas …

Ryan: I'd drive Romney's bus in 2016 — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) dodged questions about his 2016 plans Wednesday but said he would be a big backer of Mitt Romney if he were to make another run for the White House. — “I'd drive his bus if he asked me to,” Ryan, who ran alongside Romney …

Obama Cares. Look at the Numbers. — AS the predominantly black, disproportionately poor community of Ferguson, Mo., erupted in protest after the shooting death of Michael Brown, critics excoriated President Obama for his failure to empathize. Michael Eric Dyson, for example …

AZ GOP Candidate Suggests Migrant Children Could Spread Ebola — Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin (R), who's running for Congress in the state's 1st Congressional District, suggested that immigrants from Central America could bring the Ebola virus with them, even though the outbreak has mainly been contained in West Africa.

The Paste-American World: How Fareed Zakaria Plagiarized In His International Bestseller (And The Magazines He Used To Run) — Last Tuesday, Fareed Zakaria responded to our initial blog post showing that he had clearly and inappropriately copied and pasted other journalists' work.

Prosecutors have not spoken to Darren Wilson yet — A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said he would not comment on reports that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson suffered a fractured eye bone during Wilson's confrontation with Michael Brown that ended …

GAO: Taliban prisoner swap violated law — The Pentagon broke the law by transferring five Taliban commanders from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without notifying Congress 30 days in advance, the Government Accountability Office has found. — In a decision released today …

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